Originally Posted by
MetalPedaler
Very interesting stuff! I tend to bnelieve what you say, Sreten (Otherwise, if I were right about burning fewer calories as you get more fit/your body becomes accustomed to an exercise, many pro racers would be fat!
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Hi,
You wouldn't believe the amount of food a good triathelete eats each day
in training, about 10K calories, 4 times more than most need or should eat.
Pro racers can put out ~ 4 times the average power and output higher peak
power for ~ 4 times as long as a reasonably fit person used to riding a bike.
That capability needs fueling by calories.
rgds, sreten.